Saving energy for the weekend

“We didn’t bring along any sprinter so we don’t have to ride on the front in a stage like this . We were just trying to stay out of trouble, making sure not to get tangled into any mishap. Three brutal stages lie ahead of us between Saturday and Monday so it is necessary to save as much energy as possible,” said Roman. “The breakaway group was close to coming through. They had a significant gap but first, the Garmin put the hammer down and then they were joined by the Orica and OPQS. In the end, they caught the escapees at the last moment. Maybe it was because it rained for a while and then the roads were a bit slippery. Today I just cruised along in the main bunch, saving energy for the next stages,” he revealed.